Houston Texans Transactions 2025

December
DATETRANSACTION
3 December 2025Signed DE Solomon Byrd and DB Ameer Speed to the active roster. Signed OL Jaylon Thomas and LB Xavier Thomas to the practice squad.
2 December 2025Waived G Laken Tomlinson. Signed OLB Xavier Thomas to the practice squad.
November
DATETRANSACTION
24 November 2025Signed DB Ameer Speed to the practice squad.
20 November 2025Waived RB Dameon Pierce. Signed CB Ajani Carter to the active roster. Signed CB Damon Arnette Jr. to the practice squad.
19 November 2025Signed CB Damon Arnette to the practice squad. Claimed LB Damone Clark off waivers from the Dallas Cowboys. Waived K Matthew Wright.
17 November 2025Waived CB Damon Arnette.
13 November 2025Signed S K'Von Wallace to the practice squad. Placed TE Layne Pryor on in injured reserve.
12 November 2025Signed CB Myles Bryant to the active roster. Placed S M.J. Stewart on injured reserve. Signed TE Layne Pryor to the practice squad. Designated TE Cade Stover to return from injured reserve.
10 November 2025Signed DB Alijah Huzzie to the practice squad.
8 November 2025Signed CB Alijah Huzzie to the practice squad. Signed CB Damon Arnette and K Matthew Wright to the active roster. Signed RB Jawhar Jordan to the practice squad.
7 November 2025Signed CB Damon Arnette to the active roster.
5 November 2025Signed K Matthew Wright to the practice squad. Released TE Dalton Keene from the practice squad. Placed CB Jaylin Smith and DE Darrell Taylor on injured reserve. Activated CB Alijah Huzzie from the NFI List.
October
DATETRANSACTION
29 October 2025Signed TE Dalton Keene to the practice squad. Released RB Jawhar Jordan from the practice squad.
25 October 2025Activated LB Jaylin Smith from injured reserve. Waived TE Brenden Bates. Elevated WR Jared Wayne.
22 October 2025Reinstated LB Jaylin Smith from injured reserve.
20 October 2025Reinstated DL Denico Autry and S Jaylen Reed from the PUP list. Waived CB Zion Childress. Promoted CB D'Angelo Ross from the practice squad to the active roster.
16 October 2025Designated DB Alijah Huzzie to return from the NFI list.
4 October 2025Signed OT Trent Brown to the active roster. Placed DT Folorunso Fatukasi on the injured reserve list. Elevated CB Damon Arnette and CB Jalen Mills from the practice squad.
3 October 2025Signed OT Trent Brown to the active roster.
1 October 2025Designated DL Denico Autry to return from the PUP list.
September
DATETRANSACTION
30 September 2025Signed OL Jarrett Kingston from the Carolina practice squad to the active roster.
29 September 2025Designated DL Denico Autry and S Jaylen Reed to return from injured reserve. Released TE Irv Smith.
26 September 2025Placed FB Jakob Johnson on injured reserve.
24 September 2025Signed DB Zion Childress to the active roster off the Dallas practice squad. Signed WR Quintez Cephus.
23 September 2025Released S C.J. Gardner-Johnson.
22 September 2025Transferred S Jimmie Ward from the exempt list to the PUP list.
20 September 2025Placed CB Jaylin Smith on the IR. Elevated S D'Angelo Ross and CB Miles Bryant to the active roster from the practice squad. Signed FB Jakob Johns to a one-year contract.
17 September 2025Placed WR Justin Watson on injured reserve. Signed DB Ajani Carter and DB Jalen Mills to the practice squad. Signed TE Brendan Bates to the active roster.
10 September 2025Placed TE Cade Stover on injured reserve. Signed TE Harrison Bryant from the practice squad to the active roster. Signed OT Jaylon Thomas to the practice squad.
6 September 2025Elevated WR Jared Wayne and FB Jakob Johnson from the practice squad to the active roster.
3 September 2025Signed WR Silas Bolden, OL Sidy Sow and CB D'Angelo Ross to the practice squad. Released OT Reid Holskey, LB K.C. Ossai and OT Jaylon Thomas.
August
DATETRANSACTION
28 August 2025Signed CBs Damon Arnette and Myles Bryant, Ts Trent Brown, Reid Holskey and Jaylon Thomas, TEs Harrison Bryant and Luke Lachey, DE Solomon Byrd, C Eli Cox, FB Jakob Johnson, RB Jawhar Johnson, WRs Josh Kelly and Jared Wayne, DTs Haggai Ndubuisi and Junio Tafuna, LBs K.C. Ossao and Jackso Woodard to the practice squad.
27 August 2025Signed TE Harrison Bryant, DE Solomon Byrd, C Eli Cox, LBs K.C. Ossai and Jackson Woodard, DB Myles Bryant, DTs Junior Tafuna and Haggai Ndubuisi, OLs Jaylon Thomas and Trent Brown, FB Jakob Johnson, TE Luke Lachey and WR Jared Wayne to the practice squad.
26 August 2025Waived C Eli Cox, CB Damon Arnette, DE Solomon Byrd, DT Haggai Ndubuisi and Junior Tafuna, G LaDarius Henderson, LBs Jackson Woodard and K.C. Ossai, QB Kedon Slovis, RB Jawhar Jordan, S Russ Yeast, Ts Jaylon Thomas and Zach Thomas, TE Luke Lachey, Cornell Powell and Daniel Jackson. Released CBs Arthur Maulet, D’Angelo Ross and Myles Bryant, DE Casey Toohill, FB Jakob Johnson, LB Nick Niemann, LS Blake Ferguson, S Jalen Mills, T Conor McDermott and Trent Brown, TE Harrison Bryant, WR Quintez Cephus. Traded T Austin Deculus to the Los Angeles Chargers. Placed DE Denico Autry, WR Tank Dell and DT Kurt Hinish on the PUP list.
22 August 2025Released TE Dalton Keene from injured reserve with an injury settlement. Released WR Xavier Johnson from injured reserve with an injury settlement.
20 August 2025Signed LS Blake Ferguson to a contract. Released TE Tre' McKitty. Reverted WR Xavier Johnson from to injured reserve.
19 August 2025Released RB J.J. Taylor. Signed WRs Cornell Powell and Juwann Winfree to contracts.
16 August 2025Waived WR Johnny Johnson III.
14 August 2025Released DT Marlon Davidson from injured reserve with an injury settlement.
13 August 2025Signed TE Tre' McKitty to a contract. Placed TE Dalton Keene on injured reserve.
12 August 2025Signed OT Conor McDermott to a contract. Placed TE Brevin Jordan on injured reserve.
11 August 2025Placed DT Marlon Davidson on injured reserve. Activated DE Derek Barnett and DT Folorunso Fatukasi. Signed DB Jalen Mills to a contract.
7 August 2025Reverted WR Johnny Johnson to injured reserve.
6 August 2025Signed WR Quintez Cephus to a contract.
5 August 2025Signed TE Dalton Keene to a contract. Waived WR Jared Wayne.
4 August 2025Activated RB Dameon Pierce from the PUP list.
1 August 2025Signed DT Marlon Davidson to a contract. Placed DT Kyonte Hamilton on injured reserve.
July
DATETRANSACTION
31 July 2025Placed DT Kyonte Hamilton on injured reserve. Signed DT Haggai Chisom Ndubusis to a contract.
26 July 2025Reinstated RB JJ Taylor, LB KC Ossai and C Eli Cox from injured reserve.
23 July 2025Placed RB Joe Mixon and CB Alijah Huzzie on the active/NFI list. Placed DE Denico Autry and Derek Barnett, OT Trent Brown, C Eli Cox, WR Tank Dell, DTs Folorunso Fatukasi and Kurt Hinish, LB K.C. Ossai, RBs Dameon Pierce and J.J. Taylor and S Jimmie Ward on the active/PUP list. Signed CB Arthur Maulet to the active roster. Waived CB Keydrain Calligan.
June
DATETRANSACTION
20 June 2025Signed CB Damon Arnette to a contract. Waived LS Tucker Addington.
18 June 2025Signed CB Damon Arnette to a contract.
2 June 2025Placed DB Donald Darby on the retired list.
May
DATETRANSACTION
21 May 2025Signed CB Myles Bryant to a contract. Signed CB Keydrain Calligan to a rookie contract. Waived G Jerome Carvin and DE Kingsley Jonathan.
13 May 2025Signed DT Folorunso Fatukasi to a contract. Waived CB Gregory Junior.
12 May 2025Restructured the contract of K Ka'imi Fairbairn.
9 May 2025Signed WR Jayden Higgnis, WR Jaylin Noel, CB Jaylin Smith, S Jaylen Reed, QB Graham Mertz, DT Kyonte Hamilton, and TE Luke Lachey to rookie contracts. Signed LS Austin Brinkman, C Eli Cox, CB Alijah Huzzie, WR Daniel Jackson, LB K.C. Ossai and DT Junior Tafuna to rookie contracts. Waived OL Nick Broeker.
8 May 2025Signed WR Jayden Higgins and QB Graham Mertz to rookie contracts.
7 May 2025Signed DT Foley Fatukaso to a contract. Claimed LB Jackson Woodard off waivers from the Seattle Seahawks.
1 May 2025Waived DT Jayden Peevy.
April
DATETRANSACTION
21 April 2025Released OL Tremayne Anchrum.
11 April 2025Signed DB Jalen Pitre to a three-year contract extension.
8 April 2025Signed OLB E.J. Speed to a one-year contract.
March
DATETRANSACTION
25 March 2025Signed T Cam Robinson to a contract.
24 March 2025Signed T Trenton Brown to a contract.
20 March 2025Signed CB Ronald Darby to a contract.
18 March 2025Signed RB Jakob Johnson, LB Del'Shawn Phillips and G Laken Tomlinson to contracts.
17 March 2025Agreed to terms with CB Derek Stingley Jr. on a three-year contract extension.
13 March 2025Traded a 2026 sixth-round pick to Minnesota Vikings for G Ed Ingram.
12 March 2025Traded a 2026 seventh-round pick to Jacksonville Jaguars for WR Christian Kirk.
7 March 2025Restructured the contract of LB Azeez Al-Shaair. Released OL Shaq Mason with a post-June 1 designation.
6 March 2025Re-signed DL Kurt Hinish to a one-year contract.
February
DATETRANSACTION
18 February 2025Signed LB Tucker Addington to a reserve/futures contract.
17 February 2025Signed LS Tucker Addington to a reserve/futures contract.
7 February 2025Signed DE Kingsley Jonathan to a reserve/futures contract.
4 February 2025Promoted Cole Popovich full-time offensive line coach and run game coordinator.
3 February 2025Hired Nick Caley as offensive coordinator.
January
DATETRANSACTION
24 January 2025Signed OL Jerome Carvin and WR Kearis Jackson to reserve/futures contracts.
21 January 2025Signed G Tremayne Anchrum Jr., CBs Anthony Averett and Gregory Junior, DE Solomon Byrd, WRs Johnny Johnson III and Xavier Johnson, RBs Jawhar Jordan and J.J. Taylor, DT Jayden Peevy, QB Kedon Slovis and S Russ Yeast to reserve/futures contracts.
17 January 2025Elevated FB Andrew Beck and RB J.J. Taylor from the practice squad to the active roster.
15 January 2025Elevated WR Jared Wayne from the practice squad to the active roster. Signed WR Alex Erickson to the taxi squad.
14 January 2025Released WR Diontae Johnson. Placed TE Cade Stover on injured reserve.
7 January 2025Designated TE Teagan Quitoriano to return from injured reserve.